ASSIGNMENT 8

PURPOSIVE COMMUNICATION

NAME:
COURSE & YEAR:

1. When do we consider that a person is engaged in public speaking and in private speaking?
 You can distinguish them by knowing the nature of occasion notably, the test is in the formality
and informality of the occasion, and who will receive the speech ignoring the number of listeners.
A person is considered engaged in public speaking when the speech is intended for the public no
matter talking in a group or individually, while a person is considered engaged in private
speaking is when the speech is intended to someone in particular even the people around could
hear it, but the speech is not for them, it is considered as private.

2. Watch this video on YouTube entitled “WATCH: Amanda Gorman reads Inauguration
Poem, The Hill we Climb”, uploaded on January 20, 2021, with a rubbing time of 5:52. Then
write your insights in the form of a short essay regarding her performance.
 Althroughout the speech, the speaker, Amanda Gorman, shows confidence and good posture
while talking. She exhibits a level of sincerity of emotion as she communicates that connects to
the audiences. She also does some movements that correlates of what she is saying. The words
are clear and her voice is not that loud to understand.